New Event for Osborne County Wind Chill Advisory valid from Feb 5 9:00 PM to Feb 6 9:00 AM CST Sent to SMS and E-Mail at Feb 5 2:54 PM CST alert map Radar Time: Feb 5 2014 6:15 PM CST alert legend 000 WWUS43 KGID 052054 WSWGID URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE 254 PM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT... .AN AREA OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT. WITH A VERY COLD AIRMASS IN PLACE...EVEN LIGHT WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. AS A RESULT...EXPECT WIND CHILL VALUES TO APPROACH 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN SPOTS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. KSZ005>007-017>019-NEZ039>041-046>049-060>064-072>077-082>087- 060600- /O.NEW.KGID.WC.Y.0006.140206T0300Z-140206T1500Z/ PHILLIPS-SMITH-JEWELL-ROOKS-OSBORNE-MITCHELL-VALLEY-GREELEY-NANCE- SHERMAN-HOWARD-MERRICK-POLK-DAWSON-BUFFALO-HALL-HAMILTON-YORK- GOSPER-PHELPS-KEARNEY-ADAMS-CLAY-FILLMORE-FURNAS-HARLAN-FRANKLIN- WEBSTER-NUCKOLLS-THAYER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILLIPSBURG...SMITH CENTER...MANKATO... PLAINVILLE...STOCKTON...OSBORNE...BELOIT...ORD...FULLERTON... LOUP CITY...ST. PAUL...CENTRAL CITY...OSCEOLA...LEXINGTON... KEARNEY...GRAND ISLAND...AURORA...YORK...ELWOOD...HOLDREGE... MINDEN...HASTINGS...CLAY CENTER...GENEVA...BEAVER CITY...ALMA... FRANKLIN...RED CLOUD...SUPERIOR...NELSON...HEBRON 254 PM CST WED FEB 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HASTINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR WIND CHILL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...DESPITE THE LIGHT WINDS...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH THE COLDEST VALUES EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 6 IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS CAN RESULT IN FROSTBITE OR LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA WITHIN 30 MINUTES OR LESS IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 00:20:34 +0000